The first Asian Test Championship, organized by the Asian Cricket Council was held between 16 February and 16 March 1999.[1]India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka competed in the tournament; Bangladesh could not compete because the ICC had not granted them Test status. This tournament was considered to be the predecessor to the Test Cricket World Cup that the ICC was planning for the nine member nations.[1] The tournament was almost canceled in January 1999 due to tour conflicts, television rights and security concerns.[2][3][4]
Three round-robin tournamentmatches were played with each team meeting each other once and the top two sides playing a final. A win was worth 12 points, a tie 6 points and no points were awarded for a draw or loss. In addition to this, bonus points were awarded to teams for bowling and batting performances (see Scoring system). The venues of the round robin matches were rotated between the three countries: India (Calcutta), Sri Lanka (Colombo) and Pakistan (Lahore), while the final was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a neutral venue.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 175 in the final to become the first Asian Test Champions and received US$250,000 in prize money. Sri Lanka, the losing finalists, were awarded US$145,000, and India, the losers of the first round, US$100,000.[5] 'Man of the Series', Wasim Akram, won US$20,000, while 'Man of the Match' winners received US$5,000 in prize money.
The matches were officiated by two independent umpires of the ICC panel. This was the first time that this had occurred, traditionally one ICC umpire and one home umpire stand in Test matches. However, one home umpire was selected as the Third Umpire in each Test match. The ICC Match referee for the entire Championship was Cammie Smith of the West Indies.[5]
Bonus points were awarded to teams for good bowling and batting performances (see table below). A maximum of 20 points could be gained in one match (including the 12 match winning points). The bonus bowling and batting points were confined to the first 100 overs of the first innings. The two teams with the highest number of points qualify for the final. If two teams are tied on points, the team with a better run rate in the first 100 overs will go through. If the final ends in a draw, the side with the higher bonus points will win.[11]
^ abChristie, Peter (24 December 1998). "Asian Test Championship from Feb 14 to March 17". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Asian Test Championship: Pakistan to opt out if tour is cancelled". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 1999. from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Asian Test championships may be called off". ESPNcricinfo. Agence France-Presse. 27 January 1999. from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Fate of Asian Test event still hangs in balance". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 1999. from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ abcThawfeeq, Sa'adi (11 February 1999). "Inaugural Asian Test championhips". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Asian Test Cricket Championship, February - March 1999: Indian Squad". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Asian Test Cricket Championship, February - March 1999: Pakistani Squad". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Asian Test Cricket Championship, February - March 1999: Sri Lankan Squad". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Asian Test Championships: Committee to suggest playing conditions". ESPNcricinfo. 28 December 1998. from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ abc"Asian Test Cricket Championship, February - March 1999: Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"Points at stake in the Asian Test Championship". ESPNcricinfo. 11 February 1999. from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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The first Asian Test Championship organized by the Asian Cricket Council was held between 16 February and 16 March 1999 1 India Pakistan and Sri Lanka competed in the tournament Bangladesh could not compete because the ICC had not granted them Test status This tournament was considered to be the predecessor to the Test Cricket World Cup that the ICC was planning for the nine member nations 1 The tournament was almost canceled in January 1999 due to tour conflicts television rights and security concerns 2 3 4 1998 99 Asian Test ChampionshipTournament LogoAdministrator s Asian Cricket CouncilCricket formatTestTournament format s Round robin and finalHost s India Pakistan Sri Lanka BangladeshChampions Pakistan 1st title Runners up Sri LankaParticipants3Matches4Player of the seriesWasim AkramMost runsM Jayawardene 297 Most wicketsWasim Akram 15 2001 02 Three round robin tournament matches were played with each team meeting each other once and the top two sides playing a final A win was worth 12 points a tie 6 points and no points were awarded for a draw or loss In addition to this bonus points were awarded to teams for bowling and batting performances see Scoring system The venues of the round robin matches were rotated between the three countries India Calcutta Sri Lanka Colombo and Pakistan Lahore while the final was held in Dhaka Bangladesh as a neutral venue Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 175 in the final to become the first Asian Test Champions and received US 250 000 in prize money Sri Lanka the losing finalists were awarded US 145 000 and India the losers of the first round US 100 000 5 Man of the Series Wasim Akram won US 20 000 while Man of the Match winners received US 5 000 in prize money Contents 1 Squads 1 1 Umpires 2 Scoring system 3 Match results 3 1 1st Test India v Pakistan 3 2 2nd Test Sri Lanka v India 3 3 3rd Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka 3 4 Final Pakistan v Sri Lanka 4 References 5 External linksSquads edit nbsp India 6 nbsp Pakistan 7 nbsp Sri Lanka 8 1st amp 2nd Test 1st Test 2nd Test Final 1st Test 2nd Test Final Mohammad Azharuddin Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly Rahul Dravid V V S Laxman Javagal Srinath Nayan Mongia Harbhajan Singh Sunil Joshi Sadagoppan Ramesh Hrishikesh Kanitkar Laxmi Shukla Venkatesh Prasad Anil Kumble Ashish Nehra Wasim Akram Moin Khan Saeed Anwar Naved Ashraf Wajahatullah Wasti Shahid Afridi Ijaz Ahmed Saleem Malik Yousuf Youhana Azhar Mahmood Inzamam ul Haq Waqar Younis Shoaib Akhtar Mushtaq Ahmed Saqlain Mushtaq Nadeem Khan Arshad Khan Wasim Akram Moin Khan Saeed Anwar Fazl e Akbar Wajahatullah Wasti Shahid Afridi Mohammad Wasim Shahid Nazir Yousuf Youhana Azhar Mahmood Inzamam ul Haq Waqar Younis Shoaib Akhtar Mushtaq Ahmed Saqlain Mushtaq Imran Nazir Arshad Khan Wasim Akram Moin Khan Saeed Anwar Imran Nazir Wajahatullah Wasti Shahid Afridi Ijaz Ahmed Shahid Nazir Yousuf Youhana Azhar Mahmood Inzamam ul Haq Shoaib Akhtar Saqlain Mushtaq Arshad Khan Arjuna Ranatunga Aravinda de Silva Marvan Atapattu Hashan Tillakaratne Romesh Kaluwitharana Mahela Jayawardene Russel Arnold Avishka Gunawardene Chaminda Vaas Ruchira Perera Eric Upashantha Chandika Hathurusingha Ruwan Kalpage Niroshan Bandaratilleke Hashan Tillakaratne Mahela Jayawardene Marvan Atapattu Romesh Kaluwitharana Russel Arnold Avishka Gunawardene Pramodya Wickramasinghe Ruchira Perera Suresh Perera Chandika Hathurusingha Ruwan Kalpage Niroshan Bandaratilake Sajeewa de Silva Upul Chandana Aravinda de Silva Russel Arnold Marvan Atapattu Avishka Gunawardene Mahela Jayawardene Hashan Tillakaratne Romesh Kaluwitharana Upul Chandana Chaminda Vaas Pramodya Wickramasinghe Sajeewa de Silva Niroshan Bandaratilake Chandika Hathurusingha Ruwan Kalpage Umpires edit The matches were officiated by two independent umpires of the ICC panel This was the first time that this had occurred traditionally one ICC umpire and one home umpire stand in Test matches However one home umpire was selected as the Third Umpire in each Test match The ICC Match referee for the entire Championship was Cammie Smith of the West Indies 5 Neutral Umpires David Shepherd England Russell Tiffin Zimbabwe Doug Cowie New Zealand Rudi Koertzen South Africa David Orchard South Africa Steve Bucknor West Indies Third umpires K T Francis Sri Lanka Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan India Saleem Badar Pakistan Scoring system editA scoring system was devised by the Asian Test Championship Technical Committee consisting of Duleep Mendis tournament director Ashantha De Mel Sunil Gavaskar and Majid Khan 5 It was based on the systems used in the Asian countries domestic leagues 9 Points Result Points 10 Win 12 Tie 6 Draw Loss 0 Bonus points were awarded to teams for good bowling and batting performances see table below A maximum of 20 points could be gained in one match including the 12 match winning points The bonus bowling and batting points were confined to the first 100 overs of the first innings The two teams with the highest number of points qualify for the final If two teams are tied on points the team with a better run rate in the first 100 overs will go through If the final ends in a draw the side with the higher bonus points will win 11 Bonus Points1 Runs Scored Bonus Points 10 Wickets Taken Bonus Points 10 350 4 9 10 4 300 349 3 7 8 3 225 299 2 5 6 2 150 224 1 3 4 1 1Assessed on the first 100 overs of the 1st inningsMatch results edit1st Test India v Pakistan edit 16 20 February 1999 Scorecard Pakistan nbsp v nbsp India 185 76 2 overs Moin Khan 70 271 Javagal Srinath 5 46 19 overs 223 76 2 overs Sadagoppan Ramesh 79 176 Shoaib Akhtar 4 71 19 2 overs 316 99 overs Saeed Anwar 188 259 Javagal Srinath 8 86 27 overs 232 91 overs VVS Laxman 67 119 Shoaib Akhtar 4 47 20 1 overs Pakistan won by 46 runsEden Gardens Calcutta India Umpires Steve Bucknor WI and Dave Orchard SA Player of the match Saeed Anwar PAK and Javagal Srinath IND Points Table after 1st Test Team Matches Won Drawn Lost BonusBatting BonusBowling Total Points Pakistan 1 1 0 0 1 4 17 India 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2nd Test Sri Lanka v India edit 24 28 February 1999 India nbsp v nbsp Sri Lanka 518 7 142 5 overs Sadagoppan Ramesh 143 214 Russel Arnold 2 94 485 159 1 overs M Jayawardene 242 465 Anil Kumble 4 134 306 5 104 overs Sachin Tendulkar 124 234 Aravinda de Silva 2 59 Match DrawnSinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Rudi Koertzen SA and Russell Tiffin ZIM Player of the match Mahela Jayawardene SL Ashish Nehra Ind made his Test debut Points Table after 2nd Test Team Matches Won Drawn Lost BonusBatting BonusBowling Total Points Pakistan 1 1 0 0 1 4 17 India 2 0 1 1 5 5 10 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 3rd Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka edit 4 8 March 1999 Pakistan nbsp v nbsp Sri Lanka 398 102 1 overs Wajahatullah Wasti 133 238 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 6 103 328 84 2 overs Russel Arnold 123 208 Wasim Akram 4 30 314 8d 96 5 overs Wajahatullah Wasti 121 303 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 2 54 165 2 51 1 overs Russel Arnold 56 151 Shahid Nazir 1 27 Match DrawnGaddafi Stadium Lahore Pakistan Umpires Rudi Koertzen SA and David Shepherd ENG Player of the match Wajahatullah Wasti Pak Points Table after 3rd Test Team Matches Won Drawn Lost BonusBatting BonusBowling Total Points Pakistan 2 1 1 0 5 8 25 Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 6 5 11 India 2 0 1 1 5 5 10 Final Pakistan v Sri Lanka edit 12 15 March 1999 Scorecard Sri Lanka nbsp v nbsp Pakistan 231 78 overs Aravinda de Silva 72 164 Arshad Khan 5 38 594 184 5 overs Ijaz Ahmed 211 372 Upul Chandana 6 179 188 65 3 overs Hashan Tillakaratne 55 152 Wasim Akram 3 33 Pakistan won by an innings and 175 runsBangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka Bangladesh Umpires David Shepherd ENG and Doug Cowie NZ Player of the match Ijaz Ahmed Pak References edit a b Christie Peter 24 December 1998 Asian Test Championship from Feb 14 to March 17 ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 11 November 2012 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Asian Test Championship Pakistan to opt out if tour is cancelled ESPNcricinfo 13 January 1999 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Asian Test championships may be called off ESPNcricinfo Agence France Presse 27 January 1999 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Fate of Asian Test event still hangs in balance ESPNcricinfo 29 January 1999 Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 a b c Thawfeeq Sa adi 11 February 1999 Inaugural Asian Test championhips ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 2 April 2017 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Asian Test Cricket Championship February March 1999 Indian Squad ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Asian Test Cricket Championship February March 1999 Pakistani Squad ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Asian Test Cricket Championship February March 1999 Sri Lankan Squad ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Asian Test Championships Committee to suggest playing conditions ESPNcricinfo 28 December 1998 Archived from the original on 4 June 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 a b c Asian Test Cricket Championship February March 1999 Points Table ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Points at stake in the Asian Test Championship ESPNcricinfo 11 February 1999 Archived from the original on 16 August 2017 Retrieved 14 June 2017 External links editTournament home at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 99 Asian Test Championship amp oldid 1221217173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
